LANCASTER – In addition to building two high schools and completing construction of Eastside High, funds from a proposed high-school district bond measure would help pay for improvements at existing campuses.

Projects include adding special-education classrooms at Antelope Valley and Palmdale high schools, renovating science labs at Littlerock High, converting three classrooms to science labs at Lancaster High and repairing Quartz Hill High stadium’s eroding dirt berm.

“Obviously, the first thing is to build two new high schools. Those are the primary goals of this bond,” Antelope Valley Union High School District board member Al Beattie said. “But there will be additional money to do some things at other schools.”

In the Nov. 6 election, voters will consider Measure W, a $240 million bond measure that would pay for the construction of the district’s ninth and 10th high schools.

The ninth campus is planned for southeast Palmdale at 47th Street East and Avenue T-8 and is projected to cost about $120 million. The 10th will most likely be built on property the district owns at 70th Street and Avenue I.

Another major project is completing Eastside High by adding a theater complex and administration building at a cost of about $21 million.

The bond measure, which will require approval of 55percent of voters, would assess property owners $30 a year per $100,000 of assessed valuation.

In June 2006, the district came up just short with Measure E, which got 52percent of the vote, with 55percent needed for passage. The measure also would have taxed property owners about $30 per $100,000 of assessed valuation annually.

The district serves about 25,000 students, and some of its high schools, including Highland and Quartz Hill, have enrollments of more than 3,000.

The wish list of smaller projects came out of a series of community meetings the district held to gather input from staffers, parents and students about improvements needed at each of their schools.

The bond, if passed, would help pay for the projects. Developer fees, deferred maintenance and city redevelopment agency funds would also help with the costs.

The entire project list can be viewed at Measure W’s Web site, www.supportantelopevalleyeducation.com.